{"id":9204,"date":"2019-06-03T14:45:21","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T18:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=9204"},"modified":"2019-06-03T14:45:21","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T18:45:21","slug":"lania-sproles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/lania-sproles\/","title":{"rendered":"LaNia Sproles"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1666\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9204-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/interview\/LaNiaSproles.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/interview\/LaNiaSproles.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/interview\/LaNiaSproles.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9231 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/39883535_10214154827722123_3743872324194009088_o.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/39883535_10214154827722123_3743872324194009088_o.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/39883535_10214154827722123_3743872324194009088_o.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/39883535_10214154827722123_3743872324194009088_o.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/39883535_10214154827722123_3743872324194009088_o.jpg?resize=696%2C1044&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/39883535_10214154827722123_3743872324194009088_o.jpg?resize=1068%2C1602&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/39883535_10214154827722123_3743872324194009088_o.jpg?resize=280%2C420&amp;ssl=1 280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/39883535_10214154827722123_3743872324194009088_o.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laniasproles.com\/\">LaNia<\/a> grew up in the segregated city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and graduated with a BFA from Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design.<\/p>\n<p>She devotes most of her time conducting research on the philosophies of self perception, queer and feminist theories, and inherent racial dogmas;\u00a0while also examining the contemporary works\u2019 of Laylah Ali, Kara Walker and poet, Warsan Shire.<\/p>\n<p>The combination of printmaking and drawing inspires her to challenge these concepts and to push beyond the traditional expectations of not only the figure but printmaking itself. Through collage and assemblage she strives to conduct work that pays homage to imagery free from the barriers of social constructs and honest in its vulnerability.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9232\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9232\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9232 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/drawing5.jpg?resize=640%2C935&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/drawing5.jpg?resize=701%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 701w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/drawing5.jpg?resize=205%2C300&amp;ssl=1 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/drawing5.jpg?resize=768%2C1121&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/drawing5.jpg?resize=696%2C1016&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/drawing5.jpg?resize=1068%2C1559&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/drawing5.jpg?resize=288%2C420&amp;ssl=1 288w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/drawing5.jpg?w=1109&amp;ssl=1 1109w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Next Door Neighbors Gouache, ink, watercolor pencil, colored pencil, watercolor crayons 13 \u215d x 19 \u00be in 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9233\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9233\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9233 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/kentukyana.jpg?resize=696%2C893&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/kentukyana.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/kentukyana.jpg?resize=234%2C300&amp;ssl=1 234w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/kentukyana.jpg?resize=696%2C893&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/kentukyana.jpg?resize=327%2C420&amp;ssl=1 327w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kentuckyana Watercolor crayon, gouache, marker, glitter 20x18in 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/interview\/LaNiaSproles.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing listLaNia grew up in the segregated city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and graduated with a BFA from Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. 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